0 Comment » On March, 2008, Athein stepped out from Portland, OR on a journey to New York, to raise awareness about the crisis in Burma. He’ll walk over 3,000 miles to present a petition to the UN on August 8, 2008, the 20th anniversary of the 8-8-88 protests in Burma. [Click for more info on the 2 students and their backgrounds]
***A MESSAGE FROM ATHEIN***
It was for so many reasons that I left my regiment and my friends, but this does not mean that I ran away from my country. I have always wanted to do something for my country, but I don’t know what the right way is for me to do this. Before, I believed we needed international help for Burma, but I haven’t seen any help from the world. There are only two choices left for every life in Burma, become a fugitive and rebel against their law, or obey their rules and stay with their ruling one-power government.
I already donated my life for my country, and now I have decided to do something that nobody else would do. Maybe someone has already done this, maybe this is the first time, but I am not crazy and I am going to do this until my job is done. I have decided to march to New York from my city.
I live in Portland, Oregon, about 2,500 miles east of New York by plane. Walking this journey will be at least 3,000 miles. It won’t be easy to get there like sitting on a plane is, I know and understand that I will be walking for more than six months, and I don’t know what I will have to face on my journey.
-Athein
The Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors (VBSW) is an organization opposed to the ruling military junta in Burma. Considered by some a terrorist organization, in October 1999 they gained notoriety by raiding and holding hostages at the consulate of Burma in Bangkok, Thailand.
Remember them for they have showed their bravery and chivalry by going into foreign country and boldly taking over the Burmese Embassy there. The fight peaceful (by students and monks) and agressive (by ethnic freedom fighters) have been on for 11 years and more and it’ll still be on until the iron fist military government of Burma give up on suppressions.
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Burma NewsAung San Suu Kyi wins right to run in Burma elections http://t.co/3wwGDeQ6 via @guardian
02/06/12 7:25 am
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar Opposition Leader, May Run For Parliament http://t.co/TXlAsVPL via @HuffingtonPost
02/06/12 7:23 am
RT @HuffingtonPost: Suu Kyi may run for parliament in Myanmar, panel rules http://t.co/QyhBbkf2
02/06/12 7:19 am
Aung San Suu Kyi is such a great lady!~
02/06/12 7:17 am
This is good news: Aung San Suu Kyi got the right to run in Burma elections. http://t.co/Ci1owB4i
02/06/12 7:17 am
Oui, mais eux ils ont le général Thein Sein et nous Robert Badinter @Maitre_Eolas La Birmanie a Aung San Suu Kyi, on a Nadine Morano.
02/06/12 7:15 am
RT @Maitre_Eolas: Non mais sérieux, Guéant a raison, toutes les civilisations ne se valent pas. La Birmanie a Aung San Suu Kyi, on a Nadine Morano.
02/06/12 7:11 am
RT @AsiaLitReview: Aung San Suu Kyi wins right to run in Burma elections http://t.co/4l2Xqv8A via @guardian
02/06/12 7:09 am
Suu Kyi mag meedoen aan verkiezingen: De Myanmarese oppositieleidster Aung San Suu Kyi heeft officieel toestemmi... http://t.co/dImBGJvQ
02/06/12 7:05 am
Suu Kyi May Run For Parliament In Myanmar, Panel Rules http://t.co/GdctX0zx
02/06/12 7:04 am
This is good news: Aung San Suu Kyi got the right to run in Burma elections. http://t.co/Ci1owB4i
02/06/12 7:17 am
သပိတ္ေမွာက္ၾကရေအာင္…. ျမန္မာႏုိင္ငံျပဳျပင္ေျပာငး္လဲေရးလမ္းစဟုေခၚေခၚ ေရွ ့သုိ... http://t.co/HOMiEos3
02/06/12 7:17 am
http://t.co/mxUVGtRq -|: Human Rights Watch in a recent report said that Myanmar's army raped, tortured and… http://t.co/wtS1HKiC | #THPR
02/06/12 7:16 am
http://t.co/mxUVGtRq -|: At the moment, in Kachin State to Burma's north, in the last seven months 60000… http://t.co/5Dcy8Nmu | #THPR
02/06/12 7:16 am
RT @bedlamfury: Villagers pay the price http://t.co/wnyAcf6Y #humanrights #Burma #Myanmar
02/06/12 7:16 am
RT @jimbobbysez: China won't boycott Iran oil. China backs Syrian slaughter of civilians. China oilco's fund Sudan, Burma regimes. Harper ♥ China. #cdnpoli
02/06/12 7:16 am
RT @jimbobbysez: China won't boycott Iran oil. China backs Syrian slaughter of civilians. China oilco's fund Sudan, Burma regimes. Harper ♥ China. #cdnpoli
02/06/12 7:15 am
Gatukonstnär i Burma http://t.co/NjO3qkdX
02/06/12 7:15 am
After Two Decades of Darkness, a Daybreak in Burma? http://t.co/bCabc8Av #union
02/06/12 7:15 am
After Two Decades of Darkness, a Daybreak in Burma? http://t.co/Wf15hIgy #union #1u
02/06/12 7:15 am
